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First of all, very well done with the article.

Leaving aside that likely all humans have sub-Saharan African ancestry, even if you only go back five hundred years “black blood” was and continues to be dispersed throughout various groups. In some members of a group this will be highly evident, visibly speaking, and in other members this will not be evident at all. Even though this is easily verifiable, these groups are not one-dropped as a whole by those in the U.S.

Ask yourself, what if Obama looked exactly the same but both his parents were immigrants from a country in Latin America? What if he mainly connected to the culture of that country and to the broader Latino culture?

What if Obama had pale pink skin, blond hair, blue eyes, and his great-great-great grandmother was a slave? What if his wife was a Filipino-American and Obama was now somewhat connected to Filipino culture but mostly connected to mainstream American culture?

Play around with the variables. What would your reaction be as Obama stood on stage and gave his victory speech in Grant Park? Would it change the historic nature of the moment for you?

Bottom line, it is hardly as simplistic as many make it out to be.